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Lense-Thirring precession in Plebański-Demiański Spacetimes

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Abstract

An exact expression of Lense-Thirring precession rate is derived for non-extremal and extremal Plebański-Demiański spacetimes. This formula is used to find the exact Lense-Thirring precession rate in various axisymmetric spacetimes i.e., Kerr-Newman, Kerr-de Sitter etc. We also show that if the Kerr parameter vanishes in the Plebański-Demiański spacetime, the Lense-Thirring precession does not vanish due to the existence of NUT charge. To derive the Lense-Thirring precession rate in the extremal Plebański-Demiański spacetime, we first derive the general extremal condition for Plebański-Demiański spacetimes. This general result could be applied to obtain the extremal limit in any stationary and axisymmetric spacetimes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2536
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume73
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 08-2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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